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Ford Reorganizes to Run EV, Engine Businesses Separately

Ford Motor Co. will separate its fast-growing electric vehicle operations from its legacy combustion engine business in a historic reorganization of the 118-year-old company.

March 2, 2022
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Ford CEO Jim Farley Explores Ways to Separate EV Business

Ford Motor Co. is looking at ways to separate its electric vehicle operation from its century-old legacy business, hoping to earn the sort of investor respect enjoyed by Tesla Inc. and other pure-play EV makers.

February 18, 2022
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Google to Work With Ford on Detroit Research Hub

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. announced Feb. 4 that Google is joining the automaker’s effort to transform a once-dilapidated Detroit train station into a research hub focused on electric and self-driving vehicles.

February 4, 2022
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Ford Program to Give California Winegrowers Electric Pickups

SEBASTOPOL, Calif. — Ford Motor Co. on Jan. 26 announced the launch of a pilot program that will equip winegrowers in Northern California with electric pickup trucks, cargo vans and software services in a bid to boost EV and technology adoption among farmers and other commercial customers.

January 26, 2022
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Ford Sales Tops Again; Poised to Outsell GM’s EVs

Ford Motor Co. claimed it was the best-selling automaker in the U.S. for the third consecutive month in November, a streak it hasn’t achieved since 1974, as it reported a 5.9% year-over-year sales boost for the month.

December 3, 2021
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Ford Shatters Estimates as Sales Increase, Resuming Dividend

Ford Motor Co., charging forward with big investments in electric vehicles, reported third-quarter results that beat analysts’ expectations as chip shortages eased and sales grew.

October 27, 2021
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Ford’s Maverick Hybrid Pickup Truck Nearly Sold Out for 2022 Model Year

Ford Motor Co.’s new Maverick tiny truck is nearly sold out for the 2022 model year in its standard setup with a gas-electric hybrid propulsion system.

October 21, 2021
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Ford Exits Rivian Board Ahead of Startup’s IPO

Ford Motor Co. has vacated its seat on the board of Rivian Automotive Inc. as the electric truck startup prepares to go public with an expected valuation of $80 billion.

October 13, 2021
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Ford, Redwood to Partner on Recycling EV Battery Materials

Redwood Materials Inc., the startup founded by Tesla alum J.B. Straubel, has formed a partnership with Ford Motor Co. to recycle and reuse key ingredients within the lithium-ion batteries that will power the automaker’s burgeoning fleet of electric vehicles.

September 22, 2021
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Ford Will Cease Making Cars in India, Take $2 Billion Charge

Ford Motor Co. will shut its car factories in India and record roughly $2 billion in restructuring charges, scaling back significantly in a country that past management saw becoming one of its three biggest markets.

September 9, 2021